What color is #E8B5CE?

#E8B5CE is a light, moderate rose known as Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sweet Lilac?

The RGB value is 232, 181, 206: 232 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sweet Lilac?

The complementary color is #B5E8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sweet Lilac color: hex code #E8B5CE

#E8B5CE rgb(232, 181, 206)

Shades of pink

Sweet Lilac has the hex code #E8B5CE. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 71% green and 80.8% blue (232, 181, 206).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

Sweet Lilac (#E8B5CE) color codes

HEX	`#E8B5CE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 181, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 71%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, 22.33, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 23, 346.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.943, 54.662, 65.721)`
Decimal	`15250894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sweet Lilac, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E8B5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E8B5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b5ce; }
.text { color: #e8b5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 181 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b5ce, #e8b5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

See #E8B5CE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8B5CE?: #E8B5CE is a light, moderate rose known as Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sweet Lilac?: The RGB value is 232, 181, 206: 232 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sweet Lilac?: The complementary color is #B5E8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.